A Generation of Heathens

Remember when yogurt was just something smooth and creamy you ate with a spoon?

First there was drinkable yogurt which you drank with a straw. It was like a mini-smoothie.

Next came Gogurt. Yogurt in a tube that you slurped down similarly to an Icee Pop.

Now we have something new: Crush Cup Yogurt.

Dan does the grocery shopping and for the most part he does a terrific job. But he can easily be manipulated by Noah into purchasing things that I would not buy. Such as Crush Cup Yogurt.

Here is what happened.

Noah was eating "breakfast for dinner." Also known as "baseball night" or "Mommy was too lazy cook a 'real' dinner." In addition to his bagel, Dan had given Noah a small cup of yogurt. Fine. But then I noticed Noah was eating the yogurt by squeezing the container and licking it. There wasn't a spoon in sight. Being the good mother I am, I handed him a spoon and told him to eat his yogurt properly. He gave me a weird look, but did as told. When Dan came back into the kitchen I chided him for not giving Noah spoon. Dan look at me and said, "But Toby, it's Crush Cup Yogurt. You don't need a spoon!" Followed by Noah chiming in with, "Yeah Mom, it's a CRUSH CUP." Pardon me!

You know what Crush Cup Yogurt is? Yogurt for children who want to eat like pigs at the trough and the fathers that let them.

I looked it up on the internet and found this gem.



Seriously? This is what we have come to as a society? Spoons are too much much of an inconvenience so now we're going to slurp our food like pigs? When did this become socially acceptable? When the obnoxious kids from the "Suite Life of Zach and Cody" became the spokesmen? This is reminiscent of Ralphie from a Christmas Story. Except his dad was horrified when he ate like a pig.

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?o_cid=mediaroomlink&cid=62365